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Big Names on Blades: Former NHL heavyweights Lanny McDonald, Glenn Anderson, Tie Domi and Bob Probert are among the hockey stars who have signed up for CBC's Battle of the Blades , an elimination-style reality series that will pair them with female figure skaters in October. Also in on the fun: Hockey Night in Canada analyst Craig Simpson and two-time Stanley Cup winner Stephane Richer. HNIC 's Ron MacLean and figure skating champ Kurt Browning will share hosting duties. The female skaters have yet to be chosen.

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Big Names on Blades: Former NHL heavyweights Lanny McDonald, Glenn Anderson, Tie Domi and Bob Probert are among the hockey stars who have signed up for CBC's Battle of the Blades, an elimination-style reality series that will pair them with female figure skaters in October. Also in on the fun: Hockey Night in Canada analyst Craig Simpson and two-time Stanley Cup winner Stephane Richer. HNIC's Ron MacLean and figure skating champ Kurt Browning will share hosting duties. The female skaters have yet to be chosen.

Back to the County: Canadian-made cop series Durham County returns for a second season on TMN, Monday, July 13, at 9 p.m. The show stars former Headstones lead singer Hugh Dillon (Flashpoint) as Det. Mike Sweeney. Michelle Forbes (True Blood, In Treatment) guests as a forensic psychiatrist this season who engages Sweeney in a game of cat and mouse.

The Audrina Show: Because we don't already have enough Hills stars popping up on other TV shows (yes, we mean you Speidi) now there's word that Audrina Partridge, who's leaving The Hills, is getting her own reality series, tentatively titled The Audrina Show. Entertainment Weekly says the show will air on MTV and be produced by reality king Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Apprentice)

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No Show for LiLo: Phew, Lindsay Lohan is not starring on a reality TV show, the erstwhile actress has twittered. Her meeting last week with Ryan Seacrest was about developing a reality show with her new production company. We're glad she's found something besides stalking ex-girlfriend Sam Ronson to fill her career void.

Johnny Likes Jump Street: Johnny Depp has told MTV News he's open to doing a cameo in a movie version of 21 Jump Street, being developed by Jonah Hill. Depp, who played Officer Tom Hanson in the TV series, said the adaptation "sounds like a great idea." Hill has promised it won't be a spoof of the series and that the original theme song will pop up somewhere in the film.

More Who for You: Sci-fi fans will be able to catch new episodes of Doctor Who and its spinoff Torchwood on Space next month. The five-part Torchwood: Children of Earth airs consecutive nights beginning July 20 at 10 p.m. The first of David Tennant's final four adventures as the Doctor, Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead, airs July 25 at 9 p.m.

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Strombo at 11: Mafiaboy, Farley Mowat, Spike Lee (R)

Letterman at 11:35: Ray Romano, St. Vincent

Conan at 11:35: Brandon McMillan, Kerry Washington, Wilco

Stewart at 12:05: Reza Aslan

Kimmel at 12:06: Josh Duhamel, Tracy Hutson, Bat For Lashes

Colbert at 12:35: Matthew Crawford

Ferguson at 12:37: Mary Steenburgen, Bettye LaVette, Todd Sawyer

Fallon at 12:37: Richard Branson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, the Roots

Daly at 1:36: Ida Marial

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